USN-7889-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

USN-7889-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

Publication date: 26 November 2025
Overview: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Packages

• linux-aws-fips - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems with FIPS
• linux-fips - Linux kernel with FIPS
• linux-gcp-fips - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems with FIPS

Details
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:

• Media drivers;
• Network drivers;
• Netfilter;
• TLS protocol
• Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

24.04 LTS

• noble linux-image-6.8.0-1043-aws-fips – 6.8.0-1043.45+fips1
• linux-image-6.8.0-1044-gcp-fips – 6.8.0-1044.47+fips1
• linux-image-6.8.0-88-fips – 6.8.0-88.89+fips1
• linux-image-aws-fips – 6.8.0-1043.45+fips1
• linux-image-aws-fips-6.8 – 6.8.0-1043.45+fips1
• linux-image-fips – 6.8.0-88.89+fips1
• linux-image-fips-6.8 – 6.8.0-88.89+fips1
• linux-image-gcp-fips – 6.8.0-1044.47+fips1
• linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8 – 6.8.0-1044.47+fips1